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Registration Open for U of I Kids’ Summer Drama Camp
Posted 5/16/2019 5:37:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — May 16, 2019 — Registration is open for the University of Idaho Department of Theatre Arts’ three-week summer drama camp. The camp is for kids ages 7-16 and takes place from noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 15 through Aug. 2. Participants will learn about acting and movement as well as work with sets, props and costumes, all while learning about language arts with a focus on William Shakespeare. Read more
U of I Professor Wins National Theatre Award for Service in Teaching Acting
Posted 5/8/2019 10:43:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — May 8, 2019 — Professor Kelly Quinnett, head of performance at the University of Idaho Department of Theatre Arts, has received a national award in recognition of her commitment to teaching at the university level. Read more
ORED RISE Jumpstart Program Awardees Announced
Posted 5/7/2019 12:00:00 AM
Seven U of I faculty members from CALS, CLASS, Engineering and CNR were awarded seed funding from ORED to support research, scholarly or creative efforts that significantly differ from those currently being pursued. This funding will help the principal investigators become proficient in a new arena of investigation in preparation for the future development of a competitive extramural proposal. Read more
Leontina Hormel Wins Environmental Sociology Award
Posted 5/6/2019 10:01:00 PM
Leontina Hormel, professor of sociology in the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences, was recently named the winner of the 2019 Environmental Sociology Practice and Outreach Award. Read more
Two CLASS Employees Earn NACADA Recognition
Posted 5/2/2019 3:09:00 PM
One staff member and one faculty member in the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences received honors from NACADA – an international organization supporting quality academic advising in higher education institutions. Leonard Garrison, a professor in the Lionel Hampton School of Music, received the Faculty Excellence in Advising Award at the NACADA Region 8 Conference. Read more
Fox-Amato's New Book "Exposing Slavery" Receives Acclaim
Posted 4/30/2019 9:13:00 PM
Matthew Fox-Amato, assistant professor of history, has published a new book titled, "Exposing Slavery: Photography, Human Bondage and the Birth of Modern Visual Politics in America." The book explores how photography altered the history of American slavery by examining how the medium enabled slaveholders to defend slavery, enslaved people to resist bondage, abolitionists to mobilize opposition and Civil War soldiers to envision racial hierarchy. Read more
Free U of I Theatre Performance Focuses on Themes of Suicide, Alienation
Posted 4/24/2019 5:55:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — April 24, 2019 — An emotional and graphic dramatization, “On the Way to the Sawmill (A Hikikomori’s Space),” which focuses on adolescent alienation, will be staged May 3-4 by the University of Idaho Department of Theatre Arts and Department of Modern Languages and Cultures. Read more
U of I Theatre Premieres Original Pirate Play April 19-27
Posted 4/15/2019 8:11:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — April 15, 2019 — The boisterous pirate comedy, “The Three Keys of Captain Hellfire” makes its world premiere April 19-27 at the University of Idaho. Presented by the Department of Theatre Arts, “Hellfire” dives into a world of sea-going rogues where everyone has a secret and wants to strike it rich. Read more
Historian to Discuss Western Public Land Issues April 22 at U of I
Posted 4/12/2019 6:05:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — April 12, 2019 — Public lands take up a large chunk of the American West and are at the forefront of some of today’s most contentious political issues. Read more
U of I to Host Storytelling Workshop and 48-Hour Film Challenge April 24
Posted 4/11/2019 4:31:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — April 10, 2019 — Storytelling through film is the focus of the University of Idaho’s second annual Ambrose Storytelling Workshop, to be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, in the Idaho Commons Whitewater Room. Read more